Waste Management Debt to Equity Ratio 2012-2025 | WM

Current and historical debt to equity ratio values for Waste Management (WM) over the last 10 years. The debt/equity ratio can be defined as a measure of a company's financial leverage calculated by dividing its long-term debt by stockholders' equity. Waste Management debt/equity for the three months ending December 31, 2025 was 2.22.
Waste Management Debt/Equity Ratio Historical Data
Date Long Term Debt Shareholder's Equity Debt to Equity Ratio
2025-12-31 $35.84B $9.99B 3.59
2025-09-30 $36.09B $9.52B 3.79
2025-06-30 $36.52B $9.20B 3.97
2025-03-31 $35.84B $8.65B 4.14
2024-12-31 $36.31B $8.25B 4.40
2024-09-30 $26.76B $7.97B 3.36
2024-06-30 $26.55B $7.45B 3.56
2024-03-31 $25.59B $7.08B 3.62
2023-12-31 $25.93B $6.90B 3.76
2023-09-30 $24.97B $6.97B 3.58
2023-06-30 $24.69B $6.93B 3.56
2023-03-31 $24.48B $6.81B 3.60
2022-12-31 $24.50B $6.86B 3.57
2022-09-30 $22.83B $7.01B 3.26
2022-06-30 $22.94B $7.19B 3.19
2022-03-31 $22.07B $7.15B 3.09
2021-12-31 $21.97B $7.13B 3.08
2021-09-30 $21.67B $7.17B 3.02
2021-06-30 $21.68B $7.35B 2.95
2021-03-31 $21.64B $7.43B 2.91
2020-12-31 $21.89B $7.45B 2.94
2020-09-30 $17.62B $7.16B 2.46
2020-06-30 $19.73B $6.89B 2.86
2020-03-31 $20.43B $6.75B 3.03
2019-12-31 $20.67B $7.07B 2.92
2019-09-30 $20.32B $6.79B 2.99
2019-06-30 $19.52B $6.47B 3.02
2019-03-31 $16.96B $6.42B 2.64
2018-12-31 $16.37B $6.28B 2.61
2018-09-30 $16.35B $6.24B 2.62
2018-06-30 $15.96B $6.06B 2.64
2018-03-31 $16.04B $6.07B 2.65
2017-12-31 $15.79B $6.04B 2.61
2017-09-30 $15.65B $5.30B 2.95
2017-06-30 $15.33B $5.51B 2.78
2017-03-31 $15.11B $5.54B 2.73
2016-12-31 $15.54B $5.32B 2.92
2016-09-30 $15.37B $5.38B 2.86
2016-06-30 $15.52B $5.23B 2.97
2016-03-31 $15.47B $5.31B 2.91
2015-12-31 $15.00B $5.37B 2.80
2015-09-30 $15.15B $5.26B 2.88
2015-06-30 $15.17B $5.41B 2.81
2015-03-31 $15.12B $5.58B 2.71
2014-12-31 $15.41B $5.89B 2.62
2014-09-30 $16.55B $5.66B 2.92
2014-06-30 $16.03B $6.15B 2.61
2014-03-31 $16.40B $6.04B 2.72
2013-12-31 $16.60B $6.00B 2.77
2013-09-30 $16.60B $7.02B 2.37
2013-06-30 $16.19B $6.82B 2.38
2013-03-31 $16.44B $6.72B 2.45
2012-12-31 $16.42B $6.68B 2.46
2012-09-30 $16.46B $6.61B 2.49
2012-06-30 $16.20B $6.49B 2.50
2012-03-31 $16.05B $6.48B 2.48
2011-12-31 $16.18B $6.39B 2.53
2011-09-30 $15.77B $6.29B 2.51
2011-06-30 $14.96B $6.62B 2.26
2011-03-31 $15.02B $6.63B 2.26
2010-12-31 $14.89B $6.59B 2.26
2010-09-30 $14.90B $6.44B 2.31
2010-06-30 $15.35B $6.41B 2.40
2010-03-31 $14.45B $6.54B 2.21
2009-12-31 $14.56B $6.59B 2.21
2009-09-30 $13.87B $6.52B 2.13
2009-06-30 $13.78B $6.37B 2.16
2009-03-31 $14.21B $6.19B 2.29
2008-12-31 $14.04B $6.19B 2.27
2008-09-30 $14.45B $5.90B 2.45
2008-06-30 $14.33B $5.72B 2.50
2008-03-31 $14.57B $5.61B 2.60
2007-12-31 $14.38B $5.79B 2.48
2007-09-30 $14.34B $5.93B 2.42
2007-06-30 $14.11B $6.07B 2.33
2007-03-31 $14.26B $5.78B 2.47
2006-12-31 $14.38B $6.22B 2.31
2006-09-30 $14.76B $6.16B 2.40
2006-06-30 $14.70B $6.23B 2.36
2006-03-31 $14.78B $6.07B 2.43
2005-12-31 $15.01B $6.12B 2.45
2005-09-30 $14.46B $6.11B 2.37
2005-06-30 $14.50B $6.20B 2.34
2005-03-31 $14.72B $5.94B 2.48
2004-12-31 $14.93B $5.97B 2.50
2004-09-30 $15.58B $5.85B 2.67
2004-06-30 $15.47B $5.76B 2.69
2004-03-31 $15.53B $5.68B 2.74
2003-12-31 $14.78B $5.60B 2.64
2003-09-30 $14.58B $5.61B 2.60
2003-06-30 $14.87B $5.58B 2.66
2003-03-31 $14.57B $5.34B 2.73
2002-12-31 $14.55B $5.31B 2.74
2002-09-30 $14.58B $5.41B 2.70
2002-06-30 $14.54B $5.29B 2.75
2002-03-31 $13.56B $5.25B 2.59
2001-12-31 $14.10B $5.39B 2.62
2001-09-30 $13.67B $5.21B 2.63
2001-06-30 $13.52B $5.19B 2.60
2001-03-31 $14.04B $4.92B 2.85
2000-12-31 $13.76B $4.80B 2.87
2000-09-30 $14.55B $4.63B 3.14
2000-06-30 $15.93B $4.73B 3.37
2000-03-31 $17.77B $4.45B 3.99
1999-12-31 $18.28B $4.40B 4.15
1999-09-30 $16.87B $4.55B 3.71
1999-06-30 $17.52B $5.48B 3.20
1999-03-31 $17.78B $4.83B 3.68
1998-12-31 $18.34B $4.37B 4.20
1998-09-30 $17.40B $3.97B 4.38
1998-06-30 $5.43B $2.95B 1.84
1998-03-31 $4.81B $2.78B 1.74
1997-12-31 $3.99B $2.63B 1.52
1997-09-30 $3.54B $2.50B 1.42
1997-06-30 $2.75B $1.87B 1.48
1997-03-31 $2.02B $1.67B 1.21
1996-12-31 $1.68B $1.16B 1.45
1996-09-30 $1.54B $1.09B 1.42
1996-06-30 $0.77B $0.62B 1.25
1996-03-31 $0.52B $0.42B 1.22
1995-12-31 $0.51B $0.40B 1.25
1995-09-30 $0.65B $0.19B 3.38
1995-06-30 $0.68B $0.14B 4.91
1995-03-31 $0.23B $0.11B 1.98
1994-12-31 $0.22B $0.11B 1.99
1994-09-30 $0.20B $0.10B 1.91
1994-06-30 $0.20B $0.09B 2.30
1994-03-31 $0.13B $0.05B 2.55
1993-12-31 $0.12B $0.05B 2.55
1993-09-30 $0.11B $0.04B 2.55
1993-06-30 $0.07B $0.04B 1.74
1993-03-31 $0.07B $0.04B 1.68
1992-12-31 $0.08B $0.04B 1.93
1992-09-30 $0.06B $0.04B 1.36
1992-06-30 $0.04B $0.04B 0.92
1992-03-31 $0.04B $0.04B 0.95
1991-12-31 $0.03B $0.03B 0.94
1991-09-30 $0.02B $0.01B 1.62
1991-06-30 $0.02B $0.01B 1.94
1991-03-31 $0.01B $0.01B 0.47
1990-12-31 $0.01B $0.01B 0.82
1990-09-30 $0.00B $0.01B 0.57
1990-06-30 $0.00B $0.01B 0.25
1990-03-31 $0.00B $0.01B 0.23
1989-12-31 $0.00B $0.01B 0.26
1989-09-30 $0.00B $0.01B 0.45
1989-06-30 $0.00B $0.01B 0.51
1989-03-31 $0.00B $0.01B 0.41
1988-12-31 $0.00B $0.01B 0.31
1988-09-30 $0.00B $0.01B 0.22
1988-06-30 $0.00B $0.01B 0.06
1987-12-31 $0.00B $0.00B 2.55
1986-12-31 $0.00B $0.00B 15.02
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Business Services Waste Removal Services $92.861B $25.204B
Waste Management Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. The company provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, as well as disposal services to residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers. It is also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. Waste Management provides collection services that include picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from the point of generation to a transfer station, disposal site or material recovery facility (MRF). The company owns, develops, and operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. It owns and operates transfer stations. Waste Management also provides materials processing, commodities recycling and recycling brokerage services.
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